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1 RÉUNION SUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DURABLE DU TRANSPORT AÉRIEN EN AFRIQUE Antananarivo (Madagascar) March 2015 Marcio Favilla Executive Director / UNWTO

2 UNWTO Membership 156 Member States 6 Territories 2 Permanent Observers Over 400 Affiliate Members

3 Our Mandate The promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. The fundamental aim of the Organization shall be the promotion and development of tourism with a view to contributing to economic development, international understanding, peace and prosperity UNWTO Statutes

4 International Tourism Arrivals Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

5 International tourism fifth strong year International Tourist Arrivals, monthly evolution World (% change) % +6.5% +5.1% +4.1% +4.7% +4.7% * Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

6 Inbound Tourism by region World Inbound Tourism: International Tourist Arrivals, 2014* (million) Asia and the Pacific, 263 mn, 23% Americas, 181 mn, 16% Africa, 56 mn, 5% Middle East, 50 mn, 4% Europe, 588 mn, 52% Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

7 Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) International tourism: projection Actual data Average Projection 2015 World 4.7% +3.8% +3% and +4% Europe 3.9% +2.9% +3% and +4% Asia and the Pacific 5.4% +6.2% +4% and +5% Americas 7.4% +3.0% +4% and +5% Africa 2.3% +6.2% +3% and +5% Middle East 4.4% +4.6% +2% and +5%

8 Actual Trend vs. Tourism Towards 2030 projection World 1.8 bn 1.4 bn 1,138 mn 529 mn Source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

9 Asia and the Pacific will gain most of the new arrivals Inbound tourism by region of destination 800 International Tourist Arrivals, million Europe mn 181 mn 263 mn 744 mn Asia and the Pacific 535 mn 248 mn Americas Middle East source: World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 50 mn 149 mn 56 mn 134 mn Africa

10 Air Transport & Tourism: Synergies UNWTO and ICAO working together as strategically interrelated sectors that benefit the global society Cooperate for the modernization of the air transport regulatory framework Enhance air transport connectivity (travel facilitation) Protect passengers, tourists and tourism service providers

11 Air Transport & Tourism: Synergies UNWTO and ICAO working together as strategically interrelated sectors that benefit the global society Reduce greenhouse gas emissions (energy, water, waste, biodiversity management) Address air transport issues for tourism development in long-haul destinations, landlocked and island countries Assess the economic impact of taxes, charges, fees, on aviation and tourism

12 Air Transport & Tourism: Synergies in Africa Prioritize Aviation & Tourism at the political level Define an investment and regulatory framework for air transport and tourism services framework Develop infrastructure (airports, roads, facilities) Invest in safety and security Facilitate travel (visa, travel document, info exchange, API / Advancing Borders) Taxation Governance and Cooperation Product development Branding, promotion Human Development (knowledge, cb, quality)

13 Promote sustainable air transport and tourism development

14 Improve Air Transport and Tourism Competitiveness

15 Travel Travel Facilitation

16 Visa Facilitation Visa provide essential functions Immigration Control Security Limitation of duration of stay and activities Application of measures of reciprocity However visa also act as a constraint to international travel and its economic benefits

17 2014 Openness Index Dark blue 0-10, Light blue 11-23, Yellow 24-39, Light green 40-69, Dark green

18 Visa Facilitation Global Summary 2014 On average 62% of the world s population need a visa prior to departure 19 % without a visa 16 % visa on arrival 3 % evisa Between 2010 and 2014, 50 destinations significantly facilitated the visa for citizens of 30 or more countries The most common facilitation measure: Visa on arrival (57% of all change)

19 Openness of African countries Africa s openness improved from 11 to 31 between 2008 and 2014 In comparison, the world s openness improved from 20 to 31 between 2008 and 2014 Both Africa s and the world s openness index are equally at 31

20 Openness of African subregions Advanced economies Emerging economies World Africa North Africa West Africa Central Africa East Africa Southern Africa

21 2014 Most Open Destinations World average (31)

22 2014 Most Restrictive Destinations World average (31)

23 2014: World population affected by African countries policies Global policies 9% 19% 58% 1% 32% 62% 16% 3% No visa Visa on arrival evisa Visa required

24 Recommendations Improve delivery of information (Availability and reliability multiple languages, useful information) Facilitate processes to obtain visas (Reduce bottlenecks, such as personal interviews, needed documents, wait times) Differentiated treatment to facilitate tourist travel (For means of transportation - e.g. cruise ship passengers - or specified geographical areas or ports of entries) Institute evisa programmes (If exempting from entry visa is not possible) Establish regional agreements (To move freely between member states once admitted by one of the member states)

25 Tourism is economic growth and development

26 Tourism means Exports

27 Tourism means Development

28 Tourism means Cultural Interchange and Tolerance

29 Tourism can and should mean Conservation and Environmental Protection

30 Tourism means jobs

31 Thank you! UNWTO Madrid / Spain omt@unwto.org

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